IND vs NZ: BCCI gave Chance to 16 Players Before World Cup, 9 failed Including Surya-Ishaan
BCCI has prepared a big plan regarding the ODI World Cup. Recently, it was said that before the tournament to be held in October-November, a pool of 20 players will be made and those players will be given more opportunities. Talk about 2023, Team India has played 4 ODIs so far and won all of them.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the team first made a 3-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka. Then took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series against New Zealand. So far 16 players have been tried in these 4 matches and 9 have not been able to perform as expected. This must have increased the concern of the board as well as the selectors.
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Indian team Could win the Match by only 12 runs even after Scoring a big score of 349
Talking about the first match against New Zealand, the Indian team could win the match by only 12 runs even after scoring a big score of 349. Now talk of Shreyas Iyer. In 2022, he scored the most runs for the team. But this year he has been able to score only 94 runs in 3 ODIs at an average of just 31. Could not score even a single half-century. Although he is out of New Zealand series due to injury.
Suryakumar Yadav got a place in the ODI and Test team after performing well in T20. So far this year, he has been able to score only 35 runs in 2 ODIs at an average of 18. 31 runs is the best score. Due to the absence of Iyer, he may get a chance in the entire series against the Kiwi team. In such a situation, he will have to show a good game in the remaining 2 matches.
Apart from Being made the Captain of T20, Hardik Pandya has also been made the vice-captain of the ODI team
Apart from being made the captain of T20, Hardik Pandya has also been made the vice-captain of the ODI team. But he too has not been able to perform as expected in ODIs. All-rounder Pandya scored 78 runs in 3 ODIs at an average of 26. The strike rate is only 76. As a fast bowler, he has been able to take only 2 wickets. Economy is above 7.
Apart from being made the captain of T20, Hardik Pandya has also been made the vice-captain of the ODI team. But he too has not been able to perform as expected in ODIs. All-rounder Pandya scored 78 runs in 3 ODIs at an average of 26. The strike rate is only 76. As a fast bowler, he has been able to take only 2 wickets. Economy is above 7.
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Left arm spinner Akshar scored 32 runs in 3 matches
From all-rounder Akshar Patel to Shardul Thakur, they could not perform as expected. Left-arm spinner Akshar scored 32 runs in 3 matches and could take only one wicket. Shardul got a chance in the New Zealand series. He definitely took 2 wickets, but looted runs with an economy of more than 7. He has scored 3 runs with the bat.
Washington Sundar has improved in batting. But till now in 2023, he has been able to make only 12 in 2 ODIs. This off-spinner has not got a single wicket so far. At the same time, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal got out of playing-11 after playing only one match. He has taken a wicket. Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who came in his place, has shown an excellent game. He has taken 7 wickets in 3 matches so far. The economy is also less than 5.
KL Rahul not Playing in New Zealand Series due to Marriage
KL Rahul landed as a wicketkeeper in the ODI series against Sri Lanka and he performed well. He is not playing in New Zealand series due to marriage. In such a situation, Ishaan Kishan got a chance, but he could make only 5 in the first match. Ishaan will have to improve his performance to make a place in the team. Due to the good performance of Shumbhan Gill, he will now have to play in the middle order instead of opening. Captain Rohit Sharma has made this thing clear.